SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Western Michigan men's tennis faced a tough test in No. 31 Notre Dame on the road Sunday night. The Fighting Irish came away with a 4-0 win over the Broncos to drop WMU to 8-4 overall this season and snap their four-match winning streak while ND improved to 6-5. 

The Fighting Irish claimed the doubles point to take an early 1-0 lead and took three singles matches in a row in the No. 2, No. 1 and No. 4 spots. Sophomore Jefta Kecic faced No. 51 Quentin Monghan in the No. 1 spot, but fell 6-2, 6-4. Three WMU players were in their third set when the Fighting Irish clinched the match. Senior Ruben Greiner was leading 6-3, 4-6, 3-2 while junior Daniel Loebel was up 6-4, 3-6, 3-0 in the No. 6 spot. Sophomore Maik Steiner was also in the third set, trailing 6-4, 3-6, 2-1. 

WMU returns to action next weekend with a match against Michigan State on Saturday, Feb. 27 at Noon in East Lansing, Mich. 

Singles Results

No. 1 #51 Quentin Monaghan (ND) def. Jefta Kecic (WMU), 6-2, 6-4

No. 2 Eddy Covalschi (ND) def. Matt Hamilton (WMU), 6-4, 6-2

No. 3 Maik Steiner (WMU) vs. Josh Hagar (ND), 6-4, 3-6, 1-2 Unfinished

No. 4 Grayson Broadus (ND) def. Matej Svjetlicic (WMU), 1-6, 6-1, 6-4

No. 5 Ruben Greiner (WMU) vs. Daniel Rayl (ND), 6-3, 4-6, 3-2 Unfinished

No. 6 Daniel Loebel (WMU) vs. Kenneth Sabacinski (ND), 6-4, 3-6, 4-0 Unfinished

Order of finish: 2, 1, 4

Doubles Results

No. 1 Ruben Greiner/Daniel Loebel (WMU) vs. Eddy Covalschi/Alex Lawson (ND), 3-4 Unfinished

No. 2 Josh Hagar/Eric Schnurrenberger (ND) def. Matt Hamilton/Maik Steiner (WMU), 6-4

No. 3 Grayson Broadus/Nicolas Montaya (ND) def. Jefta Kecic/Jimmy Beckwith (WMU), 6-2

Order of finish: 2, 3